James Powell

In the baptism records of his children, James is described as a labourer (1754) and a maltster (1763, 1767, and 1769).

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Burial: 16 June 1780.

Place of Burial: Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales.

The burial is given in the bishop’s transcripts to the parish registers.

Relationships

(possible) Father: William Powell (supposedly of Cilgwrgan in the parish of Llanmerewig).

This father is given in Montgomeryshire Collections (XIX, p. 195 and XXXVII, p. 220). E.R. Morris (MC LVIII pp. 36-37) casts some doubt on this, particularly on the connection with Cilgwrgan.

Mother: unknown.

Spouse: Mary Thomas (1726 - 1792). Married 11 November 1750 in Newtown, Montgomeryshire.

The marriage is given in the bishop’s transcripts of the parish registers.

Brother: William Powell (buried 3 May 1777 in Newtown) married Bridget Peter 6 February 1741 in Newtown. William's son Thomas mentions in his will his uncle James Powell, maltster of Newtown, and several of James's children.

Brother: John Powell (buried 1 October 1788 in Newtown) married (1) Jane Humphreys 9 March 1747 in Newtown; married (2) Anne Owen 4 February 1767 in Llandinam, Montgomeryshire. William's son Thomas mentions in his will his uncle John Powell.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. All children were baptized at Newtown.)

Elizabeth Powell (baptized 27 February 1750/1 - buried 14 November 1838 at Welshpool, Montgomeryshire) married Samuel Powell 12 May 1775 in Newtown.

Mary Powell (baptized 27 February 1754 - buried 15 February 1844 at Llanwnnog) married Thomas Brees 3 February 1784 in Newtown.

James Powell (baptized 1 February 1758 - buried 5 December 1759 in Newtown).

Matthew Powell (baptized 12 January 1760 - buried 6 June 1835 in Newtown) married Esther Morgan 5 February 1780 in Llanwnnog.

Jane Powell (baptized 13 June 1761 - buried 27 January 1767 in Newtown).

Anne Powell (baptized 2 March 1763).

Thomas Powell (baptized 31 January 1765 - buried 15 February 1767 in Newtown).

James Powell (baptized 4 February 1767 - buried 14 October 1767 in Newtown).

Thomas Powell (baptized 9 August 1769 - buried 8 October 1770 in Newtown).

Evidence

from the Montgomeryshire Quarter Sessions:

[1771]

James Powell was a witness in a Newtown assault case.

[1773] On a petty jury summoned to appear to enquire between the King and Anne Swift:

James Powell of Newtown

[1773] On a petty jury summoned to appear to enquire between the King and Jane Jones at the G.Q.S. at Montgomery on 15 July:

James Powell of Newtown

References

Newtown, Montgomeryshire. Bishop’s transcripts of the parish registers; digital image Findmypast.co.uk (accessed 18 April 2014).

Newtown, Montgomeryshire. Bishop’s transcripts of the parish registers, FHL film 104817, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

M.C.J. “Welsh Pool. Materials for the History of the Parish and Borough. Powell of Ivy House, Welshpool”, in Collections Historical & Archaeological relating to Montgomeryshire and its Borders. (London: Whiting & Co., 1886) Volume XIX.

Jones, Basil Evans. “Further Notes on the parish of Llanmerewig”, in Collections Historical & Archaeological relating to Montgomeryshire and its Borders. (London: 1915) Volume XXXVII.

Morris, E. R. "Who Were the Montgomeryshire Chartists?" in Montgomeryshire Collections volume 58, pp. 27-49 (1963-64).